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A tail-wagging reunion after a terrier taken during a car theft in Prince George's Co. is found safe 04/12/2023 04:50am • Gianni, a Boston terrier, was missing for weeks after Cary and Roxanne Zamilskis' car was stolen with Gianni inside in March. To the Zamilskis immense pleasure, Prince George's police located Gianni and reunited the pooch with the couple on Tuesday. Just over two weeks ago, a stop to fill up on Prince George’s Co. council moves to close loophole in law capping rent hikes 04/11/2023 08:16pm • The council in Prince George's County, Maryland, moved quickly last month to cap rent hikes at 3% for most rental units. But it does not take effect until next week, so some landlords increased rent above the cap on people with leases that ended on April 1. Some landlords are trying to exploit ot Selling your home? To stage or not to stage 04/07/2023 10:30am • A recent member survey by the National Association of Realtors found 48% of agents reported that staging a home decreased the property’s time on the market. And 20% of both buyer and seller agents said home staging increases the dollar value offered by 1% to 5% compared to similar homes on the mar Longtime Frederick Co. sheriff indicted on conspiracy charges in machine gun scheme 04/05/2023 04:55pm • The longtime sheriff of Frederick County, Maryland, as well as the owner of a shooting range in the county, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy and making false statements in what prosecutors say was a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns. The indictments were Old Town Alexandria's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' tall ship getting new floating visitor center 04/05/2023 12:18pm • The tall ship Providence, a reproduction of an 18th-century sailing vessel that’s had a role in two "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, will have a new home in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, this summer. Construction began this month for the new Sen. John Warner Maritime Heritage Center at Old T DC’s cost of living is 53% higher than national average, but housing takes the cake 04/03/2023 08:27am • Nationwide apartment search site ApartmentList has a new online tool that allows people moving to a new city to figure out how their cost of living will change. It is based on a basket of common expenses, including housing, groceries, health care, utilities and transportation costs. “The too Md. Gov. Moore announces supplemental budget with $35 million for state employees as legislative budget negotiations begin 03/29/2023 08:46am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Monday that he will send a supplemental budget proposal to the General Assembly that would include nearly $35 mill Senate panel seeks independent state agency to oversee recreational cannabis 03/28/2023 02:01am • After nearly three hours of review and debate, the Senate Finance Committee approved a heavily amended bill to regulate Maryland’s soon-to-be legalized cannabis industry Monday evening, setting up a showdown with the House of Delegates over some of the language. Finance voted to change a propos DC electric picnic boat company expands to National Harbor 03/27/2023 10:53am • Float DC is now GoBoat US, a start-up that launched electric picnic boats at The Wharf in D.C. in 2021, after coming to an exclusive agreement with Denmark-based GoBoat ApS, and plans to bring the boats to watering communities nationwide. Float DC is now GoBoat US, a start-up that launched elect How have school systems in Maryland struggled to hire educators? New Blueprint reports detail difficulties 03/27/2023 05:45am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland’s local school systems submitted their plans to implement a decade-long education reform plan, the Blueprint for Maryland’s F Alexandria man found guilty of shooting at wheelchair user in DC 03/25/2023 12:47pm • A man from Alexandria, Virginia, was found guilty Wednesday in D.C. court for shooting at a man in a wheelchair in Northwest last summer, according to federal prosecutors. The U.S Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said that a jury found 39-year-old Richard Nduba guilty of assault wit 16 top East Coast beaches to visit 03/25/2023 10:00am • Even if you only have one day to spare, these stretches of sand guarantee a relaxing getaway. A trip to the beach is a favorite leisure activity among Americans -- whether it's within driving distance of home or a flight away. And while tourism in beach and coastal destinations generates billions Blockbuster comeback? Remembering ups and downs of renting movies in person 03/24/2023 12:59pm • In the days of countless on-demand movie streaming options at home, a lot of young people can't imagine having to plan ahead to watch a film. "Any of us who lived in the late ‘80s and throughout the ‘90s have a certain nostalgia for Blockbuster, right?" said WTOP entertainment editor Jason Fr Ocean City hotel tax effort stalls after debate in Maryland Senate 03/24/2023 04:31am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A bill that would allow counties on the Eastern Shore to hike their hotel tax rates by 1% faces an uncertain future after a debate in the DC mayor's 'comeback' budget adds traffic cameras, cuts bus routes 03/22/2023 05:33pm • D.C.'s mayor has unveiled her proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Billed as a "comeback plan," in an appearance with the D.C. Council on Wednesday morning, the budget focuses on revitalizing downtown, adding hundreds more traffic cameras throughout the District and cutting the number of DC